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National Financial Reporting Authority
Investors reward well-governed corporates: NFRA Chairperson
Speaking at the conference on “Financial Reporting and Corporate Governance in the Corporate Sector”, Dr Ajay Bhushan Prasad Pandey, Chairperson, NFRA, said here today that Sound Corporate Governance is bedrock of corporate sector that contributes to the sustainable growth and development of the Nation as whole. He further said that investors reward the well-governed corporates.
Dr Pandey mentioned about a number of path breaking reforms initiated by Indian Policy Makers during last few years, both for enabling growth and development of business sector and society such as Digital Reforms like Aadhar, UPI, GST and Tax Reforms. He also mentioned about several institutional building reforms like NFRA, IBC, NCLT etc.
Dr Pandey said need of the hour for the Finance Community and Directors is to take measures to prevent frauds and failure of internal financial controls such as developing Case Study of Register of Frauds. Perhaps it is time to go Back to Basics of Internal Financial Controls as not all the corporate frauds were committed by very sophisticated designs but by age old methods of fictitious sales and loans and advances, over invoicing of purchases, related party transactions and due to failure of basic internal controls.
In relation to building trust and meeting stakeholders expectations, Dr Pandey mooted idea of crowdsourcing of risk related matters and matters of emphasis for auditor consideration. He also suggested consideration of UK Brydon report recommendation of publication of Directors Risk Report before the audit scope is decided by The Audit Committee which can evaluate stakeholders inputs on that Risk Report.
On the Sustainability Reporting Standards, he said it is better to align with those of International Sustainability Standards Board of IFRS Foundation.
Vice President's Secretariat
Educate, enlighten and empower women: Vice President
VP calls for ending gender discrimination by bringing about attitudinal change in society;
Education must develop ideal and responsible citizens; VP
History and culture should be part of the curriculum;
Placing interests of the nation above everything else is nationalism;
Interacts with girl students from Carmel Convent School, Delhi
The Vice President of India, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu has called for empowering women through education and by implementing progressive measures like reservations in Parliament and State Legislatures.
Expressing his concern over instances of gender discrimination, Shri Naidu called for curbing it by bringing about attitudinal and behavioral changes in society.
Interacting with girl students from Carmel Convent School, Chanakyapuri, at his residence here today, the Vice President said that educating a girl was equivalent to educating an entire family, while educating a man was tantamount to educating an individual.
Shri Naidu stressed that education was not only for employment but for empowerment and enlightenment. The scheme, ‘Beti Padao, Beti Bachao’ was aimed at empowering the girl child, he added.
Shri Naidu said education must develop ideal and responsible citizens, who are socially conscientious with a national outlook. It was essential for youngsters to know about India’s cultural heritage, traditions, history, the role of national icons and freedom fighters as also the contributions of social reformers.
The Vice President said that garlanding the portrait of Bharat Mata alone was not nationalism. Placing the interests of the nation above everything else and taking care of fellow humans was nationalism, he added.
Shri Naidu also underscored the importance of probity in public life and observed that people should elect their representatives on the basis of 4 Cs—Character, Conduct, Capacity and Calibre and cautioned against the attempts to give importance to other 4 Cs—Cash, Caste, Community and Criminality.
The Vice President said that the Indian economy was doing well and the country was being respected and recognized the world over. Many foreign companies were keen to invest in India.
Referring to the call given by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi to ‘Reform, Perform and Transform, he advised the young students to be part of the transformation to build a New India.
PIB Headquarters
Dak Adalat on 13.12.2017
The Senior Superintendent of Post Offices, Chennai City North Division will conduct by “Dak Adalat” at its office premises at No. 5  IV Floor, Ethiraj Salai, Egmore, Chennai – 600 008 at 11:00 hours on 13.12.2017 .
The members of the public are requested to send their unsettled grievances / pending complaints relating to postal services in respect of post offices under the administrative jurisdiction of Chennai City North Division on or before 06.12.2017.
Ministry of Science & Technology
Research proposals invited for COVID-19 for bilateral collaboration in science between India & Australia
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and the Prime Minister of Australia, Scott Morrison MP, jointly announced a Special COVID-19 Collaboration in 2020 during an India-Australia Leaders’ Virtual Summit on 04 June 2020.
Accordingly, Department of Science & Technology , Ministry of Science & Technology, GOI and Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources , Australia have invited joint research projects on COVID-19 from interested scientists and researchers under the Australia-India Strategic Research Fund , a platform for bilateral collaboration in science, jointly managed and funded by the governments of India and Australia.
The research proposals are expected to focus on antiviral coatings, other preventive technologies, data analytics, modeling, AI applications, and screening and diagnostic testing as priority areas. The project duration would be for 12 months with maximum extension of 6 months.
The objective of the grant opportunity is to fund short collaborative research projects with tangible outcomes focused on responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. The intended outcomes of the grant opportunity are to bring together leading research institutions and industry in both Australia and India currently working on areas relevant to COVID-19 such as vaccines, therapeutics, and diagnostics, and projects of a mutually beneficial nature whose outcomes contribute to the global response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The details are available on onlinedst.gov.in. The last date for submission of online application is 2nd July 2020.
Ministry of Law and Justice
Press Communique
Vide Notification of even number dated 19.05.2023, in exercise of the power conferred by clause  of Article 224 of the Constitution of India, the President is pleased to appoint S/Shri  Ramasamy Sakthivel,  P. Dhanabal,  Chinnasamy Kumarappan and  Kandasamy Rajasekar, Judicial Officers as Additional Judges of the Madras High Court for a period of two years with effect from the date they assume charge of their respective offices.
Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
Sports Authority of India issues fresh SOPs to combat rising Covid cases
The Sports Authority of India has come up with fresh Standard Operating Procedures  to deal with the drastic rise in the Covid cases, mostly owing to the Omicron variant. These measures will be strictly implemented at the various National Centres of Excellence  as well as the ongoing national coaching camps.
Upon arrival to the training centres, all athletes will undergo mandatory Rapid Antigen Test . If the test comes negative, they will train and dine separately until the sixth day of joining. A repeat of the RAT would take place on the 5th day. The ones who get a positive result would undergo a RTPCR test and be treated in isolation, while the athletes testing negative would continue normal training.
Proper isolation facilities are being earmarked for Covid positive or symptomatic athletes across the camps and the facilities would be sanitized twice a day. There will also be a micro bio-bubble, where the athletes will be divided into small groups for training and dining. The athletes have also been strictly asked to avoid interacting with other groups.
There will also be random testing of athletes, coaches, support staff and non-residential staff in the NCOE, once every 15 days. It has also been recommended that athletes would be participating in only those competitions recommended by the respective National Sports Federations  and the SAI HQ officials. For invitational tournaments and non-Olympic qualifying events, recommendations would be made by the respective Regional Directors  of the NCOEs.
It is also to be noted that guidelines from the respective State Governments shall be superseding these SOPs in those particular States.
Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs
Monsoon Session of Parliament 2018 to begin from 18th July
The Monsoon Session of Parliament 2018 would be held from 18th July till 10th August, informed Union Minister for Chemicals & Fertilizers and Parliamentary Affairs, Shri Ananthkumar here today. The Minister was briefing the media after the meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs, chaired by Union Minister for Home Affairs, Shri Rajnath Singh.
Shri Ananthkumar further informed that the session would have a period of 18 working days and appealed to all political parties to constructively cooperate with the Government to make this session a productive one. The legislative business would include passing of six Ordinances promulgated during the inter-session period before the Monsoon Session, 2018.
The Minister said that the Government would bring other important bills, including the Constitution  Bill, 2017, Muslim Women  Bill, 2017, Transgender Persons  Bill, 2016, National Medical Commission Bill, 2017, Rights of Children to Free and Compulsory Education  Bill, 2017, inter alia, for consideration and passing in both the Houses of Parliament.
Shri Ananthkumar also informed that the election to the post of Deputy Chairman, Rajya Sabha would also be held during the session as the term of Shri P. J. Kurien is ending this month.
Prime Minister's Office
PM to address FICCI’s 93rd Annual General Meeting and Annual Convention on December 12
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will deliver the inaugural address at FICCI’s 93rd Annual General Meeting and Annual Convention on December 12, 2020 at 11.00 AM via video conferencing. The Prime Minister will also inaugurate the virtual FICCI Annual Expo 2020.
FICCI's Annual Convention is being held virtually on 11, 12 & 14 December 2020. The theme of this year’s Annual Convention is “Inspired India”. The event will see participation of several Ministers, Bureaucrats, Captains of Industry, Diplomats, International experts, and other leading luminaries. The convention will witness various stakeholders deliberating on implications of Covid-19 on the economy, reforms being undertaken by the government and the way forward for the Indian economy.
FICCI Annual Expo 2020 will start from 11 December 2020 and will continue for a period of one year. The virtual expo will provide an opportunity to exhibitors from across the globe to showcase their products and advance their business prospects.
Department of Atomic Energy
DAE is organizing Iconic Week exhibition on “Nuclear Reactors and Non-Power DAE Technologies” starting today
An exhibition that showcases the prowess of DAE in nuclear science and technology
Mumbai, 22 August 2022
The Department of Atomic Energy  is organizing a week-long exhibition on “Nuclear Reactors and Non-Power DAE Technologies” starting today, as part of its Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav Iconic Week celebrations from August 22-28, 2022.
The exhibition showcases the prowess of DAE in nuclear science and technology. It covers the complete gamut of nuclear fuel cycle from front end  to the back end  and nuclear reactor technology , current and future. This exhibition emphasizes the necessity of nuclear energy in combating global warming. In addition, the exhibition also includes non-power DAE technologies employed for various societal benefits, such as application of radio-isotopes and accelerators in agriculture, medicine and industry, and use of neutron and gamma radiations in basic research.
It is being organized at DAE Convention Centre in Anushakti Nagar, Mumbai. The visiting hours of the exhibition are from 1400 to 1900 hrs. The exhibition will continue till August 28, 2022. Entry is with registration, which can be done using the following link: https://in.eregnow.com/ticketing/barc| PIB Mumbai | DJM/SC/DR
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Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying
Shri Parshottam Rupala to launch the ‘Report Fish Disease’ App developed by ICAR- National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources  under National Surveillance Programme for Aquatic Animal Diseases 
With a view to strengthen the farmer-based disease reporting system and for improving the reporting of aquatic animal diseases in the country, Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Shri Parshottam Rupala will launch the Report Fish Disease App here tomorrow at Krishi Bhawan in the presence of Dr. L. Murugan, Minister of State, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying and senior Officers from DARE, ICAR and NSPADD. The app has been developed by ICAR-NBFGR under National Surveillance Programme for Aquatic Animal Diseases , funded under Pradhan Mantri MatsyaSampadaYojana by the Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Government of India.
Benefits:
The RFD app will help the farmers in reporting incidence of diseases in finfish, shrimps, and molluscs on their farms with the field level-officers and fish health experts.This shall help farmers in getting the scientific advice for efficient management of disease.The data regarding the diseases will be stored on temporal & spatial scale and can be used for mapping the disease cases.
The App would support farmers in improving farmer-based reporting, getting scientific advice, and reducing losses due to diseases, thereby increasing farmers’ income. Also, Fish Disease Reporting App shall have a massive impact on fish disease management, promoting early detection, rapid response, collaboration, and knowledge sharing. It will contribute to the sustainability and resilience of aquaculture systems by minimizing the negative impacts of fish diseases on fish population, industry, and ecosystems.
Background:
Aquaculture sector is witnessing an impressive growth over the years and at present, total exports earnings from the sector are approximately Rs.57586.48 crores . However, the diseases are the major constraint to the growth of the aquaculture. Surveillance for aquatic animal diseases is essential for early detection of diseases, thereby minimizing their impacts.Early detection of diseases is important for eradication and containment.Many casesof diseases in aquaculture go unreported due to unavailability of the field-level disease reporting mechanism.Therefore, there is a necessity of a mechanism that can connect farmers, field-level officers, and fish health experts.
Participants can join the program through the link provided below:
Link: https://dof-vc.webex.com/dof-vc/j.php?MTID=mc18ca9bbedcc19b4210d410e774ef094
Wednesday, June 28th, 2023, 3:00 PM | Delhi
Meeting number: 2552 235 3903
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Cabinet
Cabinet approves Memorandum of Cooperation  signed between India and Japan in the field of Water Resources
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi was apprised of the Memorandum of Cooperation  signed between Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, Ministry of Jal Shakti, Government of India and Water and Disaster Management Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism of Japan in the field of Water Resources.
Benefits:
This MoC was signed for development of a long-term cooperation in the field of Water and Delta management, and Water technology in order to increase the exchange of information, knowledge, technology and scientific allied experience, as well as implementation of joint projects between the two countries.
This MoC will help in achieving water security, improved irrigation facility and sustainability in water resources development.
Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas
Demand and Import of Oil
The consumption of petroleum products in the year 2018-19 was 213.2 MMT. The percentage of Import Dependency on Oil based on consumption of petroleum products during the 2018-19 was about 83.8%.
Indian Strategic Petroleum Reserve Limited , a Government of India Special Purpose Vehicle, has established Strategic Petroleum Reserves  facilities with total capacity of 5.33 Million Metric Tonnes  at 3 locations, namely  Vishakhapatnam,  Mangaluru and  Padur. As per the consumption pattern of 2017-18, the total capacity is estimated to provide for about 9.5 days of crude oil requirement. Oil Marketing Companies  currently have stock for 64.5 days. Hence, total capacity storage of petroleum products is 74 days.
Government has given ‘in principle’ approval for establishing two additional SPR facilities with total storage capacity of 6.5 MMT at two locations namely  Chandikhol in Odisha  and  Padur in Karnataka . As per the consumption pattern of 2017-18, 6.5 MMT SPR capacity is estimated to provide for about additional 11.57 days of India’s crude oil requirement. Government has also given ‘in principle’ approval for exploring public private partnership model for Phase II. The petroleum products are sold by the Oil Marketing Companies . Any profit / loss on sale of petroleum products accrues to the OMCs and not to the Government.
This information was given by the Union Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas Shri Dharmendra Pradhan in the Lok Sabha today in a written reply.
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
1st G20 Trade and Investment Working Group  Meeting in Mumbai,March 28th – 30th, 2023
Mumbai: 27th March, 2023
The 1st TIWG meeting under India’s G20 Presidency is scheduled in Mumbai, from March 28th − 30th, 2023. During this three-day Meeting, over 100 delegates from G20 member countries, invitee countries, regional groupings and international organizations will engage in deliberations to accelerate global trade and investments. Over 50 delegates have already arrived in Mumbai to attend the meeting.
The Secretary, Department of Commerce, addressing a press conference on the First Trade and Investment Working Group Meet, in Mumbai today
On the first day, on March 28th, an International Conference on on ‘Trade Finance’ will be held. The role of banks, financial institutions, development finance institutions and export credit agencies in closing the trade finance gap, and how digitalisation and fintech solutions can improve access to trade finance will be discussed through two panel discussions. Eminent speakers from India and abroad have been invited to deliberate and provide concrete solutions for mitigating the growing trade finance gap. It will be followed by a guided tour of Bharat Diamond Bourse for the G20 delegates.
Various experience zones on spices, millet, tea and coffee will be set up, and an exhibition on textiles will be on display during the TIWG meeting at the conference venue.
On March 29th, the TIWG Meeting will be inaugurated by Hon’ble Commerce & Industry Minister of India, Shri Piyush Goyal, along with Hon’ble Minister of State for Finance, Dr. Bhagwat Kishanrao Karad. The priorities related to global trade and investment, which the Indian Presidency is pursuing, will be discussed on March 29th and 30th across four technical closed-door sessions.
On March 29th, the deliberations will focus on making trade work for growth and prosperity, and building resilient Global Value Chains . The emphasis will be on achieving shared outcomes for making growth inclusive and resilient, increasing the participation of developing countries and the Global South in GVCs, and building resilient GVCs to withstand future shocks.
On March 30th, the TIWG priorities on integrating MSMEs in Global Trade, and building efficient logistics for trade will be discussed in the two working sessions. The Indian Presidency aims to carry forward the work done by past G20 Presidencies to better integrate MSMEs into global trade, considering their primacy in sustaining livelihoods in both the developed and developing countries. The G20 delegates will also discuss the ways of developing robust logistics infrastructure that could reduce transaction costs both across borders and in the hinterlands.
The aim under India’s G20 Presidency is to build a shared understanding of the challenges being faced in accelerating global trade and investment, and how existing opportunities can be harnessed to formulate human-centric concrete outcomes and deliverables.
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Ministry of Jal Shakti
India needs a holistic approach to fight drought & floods-Shekhawat
Union Minister for Jal Shakti Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat today said that challenges of Climate challenge and unpredictability of Monsoon has emerged as one of the greatest problems facing India. Speaking at a Workshop on Flood Management here, the Minister said that there is a need for holistic approach to fight the challenges of both the drought and floods in India. He said, as the Central Water Commission  is going to celebrate 75th year of its foundation soon, the distilled wisdom of the organization should be reviewed and taken forward to find practical solutions.
Speaking on the occasion, Minister of State for Jal Shakti, Shri Rattan Lal Kataria said that in India states like Assam and North Bihar face floods every year, but with the arrival of new technology, CWC could be able to do flood forecasting 3 to 4 days in advance. He said, due to faulty planning, many of our cities face the problem of water-logging during Monsoon and appealed that local bodies should work in coordination with Central agencies to tide over this challenge.
The study for “Reassessment of Water Availability of River Basins in India using Space Inputs” for assessing the average annual water resources in the country is conducted by Central Water Commission  with technical support of National Remote Sensing Centre , Hyderabad. The average annual water resource of the 20 basins of the country has been assessed as 1999.20 Billion Cubic Meter . Fully science based state-of-the-art modeling tools and satellite data have been used in this study. The methodology for reassessment was finalized by a committee consisting of experts from CWC, NRSC, Indian Meteorological Department  and Academia. The most distinguishing features of the study are incorporation of rainfall, land use, land cover, proper estimation of demand, evapotranspiration, soil moisture and development of basin and sub-basin wise models with the help of the software namely ‘Water Resources Assessment Tool ’ developed by NRSC. The outcome of this study will be very useful for proper planning and development of country’s water resources.
Later, Shri Shekhawat released a book titled “Reassessment of Water Availability in India Using Space Inputs”.
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Ministry of Commerce & Industry
OPERATIONAL SEZs
Presently, there are 425 formally approved Special Economic Zones  in the country. As on date, 376 SEZs are notified and 268 SEZs are operational. SEZs are primarily private investment driven initiatives. The delay in setting up of and operationalizing SEZs could be attributed to several reasons including adverse business climate due to changed global economic situation, changes in fiscal incentives, etc.
As per Section 30 of the SEZ Act, 2005, any goods removed from a SEZ to the Domestic Tariff Area  shall be chargeable to duties of customs including anti-dumping, countervailing and safeguard duties under the Customs Tariff Act, 1975, where applicable, as leviable on such goods when imported.
This information was given by the Minister of State in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Smt. Anupriya Patel, in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.